Hydrogen Hits the Roads

Progress in creation $100 bln UN Green Climate Fund for technology cooperation

Published on: September 4, 2010

At an informal meeting on September 2-3 among 46 nations in Geneva, Environment ministers and senior officials examined how to raise a promised $100 billion a year for the Green Climate Fund  from 2020. Revenues from carbon markets, higher plane fares or taxes on shipping – could be managed by the Fund.  Mexico’s Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said a Green Fund would only be agreed as part of a broad package in Cancún, including ways to share clean-energy technologies or protect carbon-absorbing forests. She said all elements of the package had to be agreed, or none. US climate envoy Todd Stern told a news conference that the meeting had been “pretty constructive”. Mexico will host an annual UN climate meeting in Cancún from 29 November to 10 December. A Green Fund is meant to help poor nations shift from fossil fuels and cope with projected floods, droughts, mudslides and rising seas caused by climate change. It will include funds for technology cooperation between developed nations and emerging economies. The EHA has been approached by South Africa and a West Africa Hydrogen Network to look for potential hydrogen cooperation.

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Hyundai to provide FCEV for Oslo’s public fleets and taxi firms

Hyundai  signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian firm Hydrogen Operation, (HYOP) in Seoul on May 15, 2012,  to support Oslo’s pilot project to provide FCEVs for public agencies, commercial fleets and taxi firms. HYOP plans to build additional hydrogen refuelling stations in accordance with the rollout of the vehicles. In early 2011, Hyundai signed an MoU with representatives from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland under which Hyundai would provide FCEVs for demonstration and the countries would continue to develop the necessary refuelling infrastructure. These efforts are progressing well. In May 2011, Hyundai test-drove its FCEVs in cities such as Stockholm and Oslo. In Denmark, the Hyundai Tucson ix35 FCEVs crossed the country from east to west (about 340 km) on one tank of hydrogen, in cooperation with local hydrogen station operator H2 Logic. Prior to the test drive, Hyundai entered into a partnership with H2 Logic and vehicle distributor Hydrogen Link. In November 2011, Hyundai joined the H2moves Scandinavia project, collaborating in the official opening of the project’s hydrogen station in Oslo. In April this year, Norway’s Zero Emission Resource Organization (ZERO) drove two Hyundai ix-35 FCEVs from Oslo to Monte Carlo, which was accomplished with only five refuelling stops using already-established hydrogen [...]

Hannover Fair FCEV Drive and Ride refuelled by green hydrogen

The FCEV and EV Drive and Ride at the Hannover Fair is a big success: long lines, even in the rain, are forming the first days of the fair for test drives . The Fair with more than 5.000 exhibitors, over half foreign, has seen an increase of exhibitors of 8%.  ”Greenintelligence” has been the fair’s theme over recent years and the clean energy and clean transport showcases are also this year very prominent. The Drive and Ride includes the VW Tuareg HyMotion, Daimler FCELL,  Honda FCX Clarity and Toyota FCHV adv and Opel  HydroGen4, who is bringing 10 FCEV to the fair.

Danish Government to launch hydrogen Infrastructure Program & continue FCEV tax exemptions throughout 2015

The Danish Government has announced a new Energy Plan 2020 that includes establishment of a range of initiatives for hydrogen infrastructure.

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